Year 3 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

Fractions, decimals, and percentages are simply three different ways of expressing the same mathematical idea - parts of a whole. Fractions show this with numbers like 1/2 or 3/4 (think of slicing a pizza), while decimals use a dot like 0.5 or 0.75, and percentages add a % symbol like 50% or 75%. They're all connected because 1/2 = 0.5 = 50%, which makes them incredibly useful for everything from cooking measurements to understanding test scores.

Your primary school students progress from recognising and creating unit fractions to comparing and ordering fractions with the same denominator. Our worksheets include engaging activities with fraction strips, number lines, and visual representations that make abstract concepts tangible. Children particularly enjoy the pattern-spotting activities and the connection between fractions and familiar measurement contexts.

Our number resources connect mathematical learning to cooking measurements (1/4 cup of flour), art projects (folding paper into thirds), and even PE activities (running 1/2 the track). The beauty is watching children suddenly recognise fractions during science experiments or geography lessons. It's genuinely exciting when they start spotting mathematical patterns everywhere around them.

• Science experiments - measuring liquids in fractional amounts

• Art and design - dividing shapes and patterns into equal parts

• Geography skills - understanding map scales and proportions

• Cooking activities - following recipes with fractional measurements

• Music education - understanding rhythm and beat patterns

• Time concepts - quarter past, half past, three-quarters past

• PE and sports - dividing teams and tracking progress portions